Holding(s) in Company

Legal & General Group Plc
13 February 2008


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing        Legal & General Group Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                              X
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification             Prudential plc group of companies
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                  See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is             07 February 2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          11 February 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                              See item 13

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of    Situation previous to the      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           Triggering transaction

(if possible       Number of       Number of      Number of    Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN       Shares     Voting Rightsi      shares
CODE)
                                                    Direct        Direct      Indirect  Direct   Indirect

GB0005603997     194,910,619    194,910,619     194,910,619    194,910,619             3.14%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights     % of voting
     instrument                            Period/ Date         that may be acquired if        rights
                                                                   the instrument is
                                                                 exercised/ converted.
        N/A          N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A
Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights

194,910,619                                         3.14%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
   instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

        Prudential plc (parent Company)

   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)




Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:   N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting       N/A
rights:

13. Additional information:                 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned
                                            subsidiary of Prudential plc) has crossed a 3% notifiable
                                            interest triggering this notification.


14. Contact name:                           Emma Thompson

                                            M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:               020 7548 2293




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